In vitro production of peroxynitrite by haemocytes from marine bivalves: C-ELISA determination of 3-nitrotyrosine level in plasma proteins from Mytilus galloprovincialis and Crassostrea gigas
Abstract Background Peroxynitrite is increasingly proposed as a contributor to defence system in marine bivalve. It can be formed by combinaison of superoxide and nitric oxide, and can react with tyrosine residues of proteins giving rise to 3-nitrotyrosine. Results The present article describes a co...
| Published in: | BMC Immunology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2172-2-1 https://doaj.org/article/ca83d81652ff45ac8994458f3580e458 |
| Summary: | Abstract Background Peroxynitrite is increasingly proposed as a contributor to defence system in marine bivalve. It can be formed by combinaison of superoxide and nitric oxide, and can react with tyrosine residues of proteins giving rise to 3-nitrotyrosine. Results The present article describes a competitive ELISA for the measurement of 3-nitrotyrosine contents of plasma proteins from marine bivalves by means of a monoclonal anti 3-nitrotyrosine antibody mouse IgG. Conclusions This assay is sensitive enough to determine the amounts of 3-nitrotyrosine in plasma proteins from one animal only. Using the C-ELISA, we have shown that the phagocytosis of zymosan particles increased the 3-nitrotyrosine levels of plasma proteins from mussel M. galloprovincialis and oyster C. gigas 5.8 and 7.5 times respectively. |
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